{"id":14323,"date":"2026-08-17T07:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/?post_type=lesson&#038;p=14323"},"modified":"2026-09-07T07:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:19:24","slug":"spacesuits-ds","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/lesson\/spacesuits-ds\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacesuits (DS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-caeeb75f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"class-box class-image\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"\" title=\"Journey deeper into Space\" href=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/journeys\/journey-deeper-into-space\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"class-logo medium\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Journey_deeper_into_Space-Tall.png\" alt=\"Journey deeper into Space\" title=\"Journey deeper into Space\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!--<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"class-title\">Spacesuits<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>-->\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Key Information<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h3 class=\"class-title\">Spacesuits<\/h3>\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Type<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Personal Equipment of Astronauts<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Types of Spacesuits<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>VA (intravehicular activity); EVA (extravehicular activity); IEVA (intra\/extravehicular activity)<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Learning Point<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ol>\n<li data-list=\"bullet\">To <strong>keep the human body safe<\/strong> in <strong>space<\/strong>, we <strong>need to wear spacesuits<\/strong>. Spacesuits have <strong>different designs<\/strong> because of the <strong>jobs they are meant for<\/strong>. Spacesuits <strong>protect us<\/strong>, keep us <strong>warm<\/strong>, and allow us to <strong>work in space<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-list=\"bullet\">We <strong>could call spacesuits designed<\/strong> for use <strong>outside in space<\/strong> as &#8220;<strong>single-person spacecraft<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Project<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ol>\n<li data-list=\"bullet\">Design your own spacesuit, highlighting key features of the design and how it could be used.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tabs gutena-tabs-block gutena-tabs-block-77de37-56 class-container class-tab\"><ul class=\"gutena-tabs-tab tab-flex\"><li class=\"gutena-tab-title active\" data-tab=\"1\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gutena-tab-title inactive\" data-tab=\"2\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>EMU<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"gutena-tabs-content is-layout-flow wp-block-gutena-tabs-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-543fc0-6f active class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Spacesuit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Spacesuit-639x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Spacesuit\" class=\"wp-image-1768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Spacesuit-639x1024.jpg 639w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Spacesuit-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Spacesuit.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Aldrin_Apollo_11_original.jpg\" title=\"File:Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg\">Aldrin_Apollo_11_original.jpg<\/a>: NASAderivative work: <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Scott_MacDonald\" title=\"User:Scott MacDonald\">Scott MacDonald<\/a> (<a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User_talk:Scott_MacDonald\" title=\"User talk:Scott MacDonald\"><span class=\"signature-talk\">talk<\/span><\/a>) &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Aldrin_Apollo_11_original.jpg\" title=\"File:Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg\">Aldrin_Apollo_11_original.jpg<\/a>, Public Domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=15009854\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-05a1ad-fd inactive class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EMU_Spacesuit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EMU_Spacesuit-639x1024.jpg\" alt=\"EMU Spacesuit\" class=\"wp-image-1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EMU_Spacesuit-639x1024.jpg 639w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EMU_Spacesuit-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EMU_Spacesuit.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By NASA &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external free\" data-mw-original-href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflight.nasa.gov\/gallery\/images\/shuttle\/sts-118\/html\/s118e06304.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceflight.nasa.gov\/gallery\/images\/shuttle\/sts-118\/html\/s118e06304.html\">http:\/\/www.spaceflight.nasa.gov\/gallery\/images\/shuttle\/sts-118\/html\/s118e06304.html<\/a>, Public Domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=9730436\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Location<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14323 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Spacesuit_Locations.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Places we have worn spacesuits<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Earth, the Moon, and between the Earth and Moon<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Fun Facts<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ol>\n<li data-list=\"bullet\">Spacesuits create pressure to keep the human body the right shape.<\/li>\n<li data-list=\"bullet\">Some suits have &#8220;rocket&#8221; packs added to allow the astronaut to move around.<\/li>\n<li data-list=\"bullet\">Spacesuits are expensive, the 18 NASA made in 1974 cost between $15 million and $22 million, that&#8217;s about $150 million today. It might cost $15 million to $25 million per spacesuit if they made them now.<\/li>\n<li data-list=\"bullet\">NASA is developing new spacesuits, and has spent at least $420 million in testing new designs, but doesn&#8217;t yet have a suit ready to be used.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-caeeb75f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Past Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"icon\">179<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">August 25, 2026<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>(North America)<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Past Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Upcoming Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Upcoming Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-14323","lesson","type-lesson","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/14323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lesson"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}